Beer Run: Want a single in midtown? You’ll have to go off the grid
For a single craft bottle, you’ll have to go off-grid.
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Dining review: With professional service and good food, Orphan rises above...
I’m sitting at Orphan, a bustling east Sacramento breakfast and lunch eatery, looking down at a plate of perfectly cooked pumpkin pancakes. The morning light catches a wisp of steam billowing up from...
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First Impressions: At Arthur Henry’s Supper Club, you’re the chef
Three of us ventured to Arthur Henry’s Supper Club & Ruby Room in Oak Park where you are obliged to cook your own food. At Arthur Henry’s Supper Club & Ruby Room in Oak Park, customers cook...
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Dining review: At Cielito Lindo, the cooking inspires in a building that...
Cielito Lindo, an aspiring upscale Mexican restaurant that opened in September, has a significant problem to overcome, partly because its menu and mostly deft cooking suggest elegance, while the...
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Dining: Mother has generated plenty of buzz among foodies as it readies to open
Michael Thiemann and company are within days of opening Mother, the vegetarian restaurant on K Street that already has whetted appetites and wowed devotees during a series of recent pop-up dinners....
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Dining review: The great (Sleep) Train robbery
It was hard to do this with a straight face. I got in line at a concession stand during a recent Sacramento Kings game, caught up in the moment, sure, and submitted myself as a willing participant in a...
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Dining Review: Granite Bay’s Source has it all dialed in as a tapas...
Source opened for business in late 2010 with ambitions to showcase “global tapas,” meaning it wouldn’t be bound by a particular cuisine when it designed its menus and that its many small plates would,...
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Dining: Foundation has a solid base for building
Midway through my second visit to this new downtown restaurant, I began to ponder a philosophical question. Braised short ribs with mashed potatoes and carrots are on the menu at Foundation. Brownie...
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Dining Review: Missed connections and sub-par food at Sloughhouse Inn
The Sloughhouse Inn, nestled in the midst of a rural landscape rich in history and abundant in its agricultural bounty, is attempting a comeback. Rib eye steak with vegetables and mashed potatoes....
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Dining: Mariscos Las Islitas
The expressions on my friends’ faces said it all as they took their seats, soaked in the atmosphere and spotted the food. Their heads turned. Their eyes widened. Yes, jaws dropped. It was all very big...
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Dining: Aïoli may be set in its ways, but in a good way
Step inside this charming midtown mainstay with the burlap tablecloths, gorgeous copper-topped little bar and big windows looking out toward the street, and you are expected to make yourself at home,...
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Dining: Small foothills restaurant excels in making Neapolitan pizza
Colfax, this tiny town in the Sierra foothills with the quaint main street and rich Gold Rush history, may be one of the last places you would expect to find pizza made in the tradition of Naples,...
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Dining review: Sushi is crafted with expertise and grace at Lou’s
Stepping inside Lous Sushi, this small but bustling neighborhood joint in midtown, it isnt hard to understand what draws people here and turns them into fans. Humble, charismatic and talented, Lou...
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Dining review: Eclectic Japanese bistro Aji still developing its voice
Aji may have some hits on the menu, but this is a big restaurant with big ambitions, and the food program doesn't seem to know when to say when. Aji’s sliders are served on Japanese toast with a side...
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Dining review: Auburn’s Carpe Vino earns a spot among the...
For a place with a superb chef, a savvy and opinionated owner with a propensity for blogging, and a retail wine shop with an excellent inventory of hard-to-obtain bottles at easy-to-like prices, Carpe...
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Dining review: Blackbird 2.0 shows some admirable creativity
Blackbird 2.0, six months removed from a mini scandal after it shut down suddenly and then broke the news to unsuspecting employees via email, has three new business partners, a new craft beer...
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First Impressions: Wrap N’ Roll blends sushi, burritos
It’s eye-catching, but is a sushi burrito actually worth eating? Burritos and sushi explore a partnership at Wrap N’ Roll.
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Dining review: Capital Dime struggles to make sense
When Capital Dime opened last July, pushing the idea that it would serve high-caliber farm-to-fork fare at eye-popping prices, the concept got a lot of attention, and the name of this potentially...
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Dining review: Sacramento’s Mother is like no other
Last fall, when I heard Michael Thiemann was back in town and doing pop-up dinners months before he was to open his mysterious new restaurant, I was on it. Mother welcomes diners off K Street, next to...
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Dining review: La Rosa offers slow, steady and distinctly, flavorfully...
We could go round and round on the topic of tacos. The pambazo is a sandwich not commonly seen in Sacramento taquerias. The bread is dipped in a spicy chile sauce. Available with choice of meats. At La...
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